Mitsuharu “Bill” Nagase is a surviving member of a Japanese special attack squadron, also known as a kamikaze squadron. A graduate of Nanzan University in Japan, Nagase came to the U.S. in 1953. He earned a degree at Texas Christian University and did graduate work at Texas Wesleyan University and the University of Texas at Arlington. He worked at General Dynamics for 25 years.

Nagase is credited with being the first person to introduce judo to Texas. He holds a fifth-degree black belt in judo and is founder of the Texas Judo Black Belt Association.

Texan Fiske Hanley, a B-29 flight engineer, was shot down on bombing missions over Japan. A Navy-Marine task force liberated him on Aug. 29, 1945. He returned to Fort Worth and worked as an aeronautical engineer for Convair/General Dynamics for 43 years. He wrote about his harrowing time as a Japanese prisoner of war in the book Accused American War Criminal.

Nagase and Hanley will tell their stories at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the “2012 Celebrate the End of World War II” event presented by the Daughters of World War II. Jim Falk, president of the World Affairs Council, will moderate the discussion at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. in Dallas. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and free for veterans and museum members. Registration is requested. Call 214-457-1339; Lauren.wild@daughters ofww2.org.

Anand Bazaar

India received independence from Britain on Aug. 15, 1947. Today, it is the world’s largest democracy. To celebrate Independence Day, the India Association of North Texas holds an Anand Bazaar every August. Anand is a Sanskrit word that means happiness. This year marks the association’s 36th annual celebration.

The event will start at 5:30 p.m. at Lone Star Park, 1000 Lone Star Parkway in Grand Prairie. There will be a parade, music and dance programs, multiethnic cuisine and fireworks. Admission is $8 in advance; $10 at the gate. Parking is free. Visit iant.org.

Grand opening

The Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber will celebrate its new location at 7610 N. Stemmons Freeway in Dallas with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will make a few remarks. Board chairman Michael Lee said the chamber has worked on the move for more than a year.

“The new location allows us to be more accessible to our members and guests while also increasing our visibility,” Lee said.

The nonprofit chamber was formed in 1986 to help Asian-American businesses. Visit gdaacc.com.

The opening of the UT-Dallas/Asia Center will be at 6 p.m. in the McDermott Library at UT Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road in Richardson. Reservations are closed, but for more information, visit utdallas.edu/ah/asia-opening.

SUNDAY

BAPS Shri SwaminarayanMandir, 4601 N. State Highway 161 in Irving, will hold a cultural program called “Janmashtami” at 4 p.m. 972-243-8669.

MONDAY-AUG. 24

The Crow Collection of Asian Art, 2010 Flora St. in Dallas, will be closed Monday through Aug. 24 for operational improvements including an acoustical upgrade in the Grand Gallery. The museum will reopen at 10 a.m. Aug. 25. 214-979-6430. crowcollection.org.